221 |
Wireless charging device |
US14403418 |
2013-05-29 |
US09762081B2 |
2017-09-12 |
Asaf Manova-Elssibony; Oded Golan |
The present invention provides wireless charging techniques and devices for charging electronic device(s) within a closed space defined by a substantially hollow housing containing an antenna arrangement and configured to define an inner cavity for propagation of electromagnetic radiation from the antenna arrangement. The housing has an inner surface, encompassing the inner cavity, which geometry and material composition selected to define a general propagation path for the predetermined electromagnetic radiation from the antenna arrangement towards a charging zone. The inner cavity of the housing operates as a waveguide for directionally guiding the electromagnetic radiation to the charging zone and providing substantially maximal intensity of the electromagnetic radiation within the charging zone. |
222 |
WIRELESS ELECTRONIC LOCK SYSTEM AND METHOD |
US15370715 |
2016-12-06 |
US20170145713A1 |
2017-05-25 |
JOHN R. AHEARN; JOSEPH W. BAUMGARTE; GABRIEL D. FOCKE; MICHAEL S. HENNEY |
A electronic lock system and method including an electronic lock, a mobile device and/or a wireless device. The electronic lock is capable of sending a message to the mobile device via wireless communication and/or to the wireless device based on a triggering event. The mobile device and/or the wireless device may in turn perform an action based on the received message. In one embodiment, the electronic lock, the mobile device the wireless device communicate with one another wirelessly via Bluetooth communication. |
223 |
Antenna with shielding apparatus and manufacturing method |
US14628447 |
2015-02-23 |
US09559409B2 |
2017-01-31 |
Seng Shin Lim |
An antenna for wireless communication of a hearing device is shielded efficiently in a simple manner from electrical and magnetic interference fields by providing a coil apparatus and a shielding apparatus. The shielding apparatus has a flexible substrate as its main body and is formed as a single piece. The shielding apparatus is subdivided into three sections by two slits having ends not reaching the edge of the substrate. The coil apparatus is inserted through the two slits in the shielding apparatus in such a way that each of the sections only partially surrounds the coil apparatus in a circumferential direction. The sleeve-type shield can thus be applied on the coil apparatus in a simple manner. A method for manufacturing an antenna for a hearing device is also provided. |
224 |
Transmitter with improved sensitivity and shielding |
US14734272 |
2015-06-09 |
US09548537B2 |
2017-01-17 |
John W. Parkins |
A magnetic field transmitter, especially a transmitter used in conjunction with wireless communications earplugs. In one embodiment, a plate of magnetic material is used behind a coil of electrical conductor to improve the efficiency of the transmitter and to provide electrical and magnetic shielding. The specific dimensions and characteristics of the preferred embodiment of the transmitter described herein provide for efficient wireless communications. |
225 |
Wireless earbud communications using magnetic induction |
US14173708 |
2014-02-05 |
US09525936B1 |
2016-12-20 |
Jianchun Dong; Richard Herr |
Disclosed are systems and devices for transmission of an audio signal. In some embodiments, the system may include a wearable computing device, a first audio receiver, and a second audio receiver. The wearable computing device may include an audio source configured to generate an audio signal that includes a first channel and a second channel, and a transmission coil configured to transmit the audio signal. The first audio receiver may include a first receiving coil configured to receive the audio signal, a first circuit configured to process the audio signal to determine the first channel, and a first audio output configured to output the first channel. Similarly, the second audio receiver may include a second receiving coil configured to receive the audio signal, a second circuit configured to process the audio signal to determine the second channel, and a second audio output configured to output the second channel. |
226 |
Wireless electronic lock system and method |
US13969387 |
2013-08-16 |
US09514585B2 |
2016-12-06 |
John Robert Ahearn; Joseph Wayne Baumgarte; Gabriel Daniel Focke; Michael Scott Henney |
A electronic lock system and method including an electronic lock, a mobile device and/or a wireless device. The electronic lock is capable of sending a message to the mobile device via wireless communication and/or to the wireless device based on a triggering event. The mobile device and/or the wireless device may in turn perform an action based on the received message. In one embodiment, the electronic lock, the mobile device the wireless device communicate with one another wirelessly via Bluetooth communication. |
227 |
Mobile telephone |
US14334998 |
2014-07-18 |
US09479624B2 |
2016-10-25 |
Hiroshi Hosoi; Yoji Hosoi; Masashi Morimoto; Masahide Tanaka |
The mobile telephone disclosed in the present specification has a mobile telephone upper edge unit including a right-ear cartilage conduction unit, a left-ear cartilage conduction unit, and a linking unit linking the right-ear cartilage conduction unit and the left-ear cartilage conduction unit, the units being exposed at the mobile telephone surface; and a cartilage-conduction vibration source for transmitting vibration to the mobile telephone upper edge unit. |
228 |
IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH WEARABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF |
US14919484 |
2015-10-21 |
US20160204837A1 |
2016-07-14 |
Un Hwan SOL |
A control method in an in-vehicle apparatus capable of communicating with a wearable device and performing voice recognition, includes pairing with the wearable device via near field wireless communication, outputting a message to inquire whether to commence a voice recognition service using the paired wearable device, transmitting a request signal to open a channel for audio data to the wearable device, receiving audio data from the wearable device, executing a predetermined function corresponding to recognized voice based on the audio data, and transmitting a request signal to close the channel for the audio data to the wearable device. |
229 |
Incoming/outgoing-talk unit and incoming-talk unit |
US14509254 |
2014-10-08 |
US09392097B2 |
2016-07-12 |
Hiroshi Hosoi; Yoji Hosoi; Masashi Morimoto; Masahide Tanaka |
The present specification discloses an incoming/outgoing-talk unit having an ear-hook unit, a cartilage conduction vibration unit that makes contact with ear cartilage in a state where the hook unit is hooked to the ear, an outgoing-talk unit, and a unit for performing short-range wireless communication with the mobile telephone. Further disclosed is an incoming-talk unit having an ear-hook unit, and a cartilage conduction vibration unit for transmitting cartilage conduction from outside of ear cartilage in a state where the hook unit is hooked to the ear. Also disclosed is an incoming-talk unit having a three-dimensional viewing adjustment unit, a temple having a unit for adjusting contact of eyesight-adjusting eyeglasses with the temple when the unit is superposedly mounted on the eyesight-adjusting eyeglasses; and an audio information output unit provided to the temple. |
230 |
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT MIMICS NATURAL RANGE AND ORIENTATION DEPENDENCE |
US15002452 |
2016-01-21 |
US20160142834A1 |
2016-05-19 |
Timothy R. Beevers |
A method of facilitating communications between a group of people close to one another. Each said person is provided with a microphone, positioned to receive voice sounds from said person, and an earphone. A microphone signal from each of said microphones is received and analyzed to determine a portion that is shared between said microphone signals and attenuating said shared portion. Finally, a signal is directed, based on said microphone signals, to at least one of said earphones. |
231 |
Transmitter with Improved Sensitivity and Shielding |
US14734272 |
2015-06-09 |
US20150380821A1 |
2015-12-31 |
John W. Parkins |
A magnetic field transmitter, especially a transmitter used in conjunction with wireless communications earplugs. In one embodiment, a plate of magnetic material is used behind a coil of electrical conductor to improve the efficiency of the transmitter and to provide electrical and magnetic shielding. The specific dimensions and characteristics of the preferred embodiment of the transmitter described herein provide for efficient wireless communications. |
232 |
SIMPLIFIED MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE |
US14840578 |
2015-08-31 |
US20150373542A1 |
2015-12-24 |
Sven Schrecker |
A first communication device is detected as being substantially collocated with a second communication device using a short-range wireless network. A connection is established between the first and second communication devices over the short-range wireless network. In some instances, authentication data can be sent from the second communication device to the first communication device to authenticate a user to the first communication device. Further, input is received from the first communication device over the short-range wireless network specifying a telephone number for a telephone call using the second communication device. A connection is established between the second communication device and a cellular base station to initiate the telephone call with a third communication device associated with the telephone number. In some instances, the second communication device is a wireless headset device. |
233 |
Secure pairing of electronic devices using dual means of communication |
US12282576 |
2007-03-13 |
US09173992B2 |
2015-11-03 |
Henrik Bengtsson; Jens Aage Munk; Nils Göran Marnfeldt; Per Hvid Hansen; Per Einar Pontus Holm; Terkel Valentin Thomsen |
The present invention relates to secure paring of electronically controlled devices configured to communicate with each other. A medical system is provided comprising a first unit and a second unit, the system comprising a first communication link allowing a first group of data types to be transmitted between the first unit and the second unit, and a second communication link allowing a second group of data types to be transmitted between the first unit and the second unit. Different properties of the communication links may be used to ensure that certain data, e.g. during pairing of the two devices, can be transmitted in a more controlled way whereas other data can be transmitted in a less controlled way. |
234 |
Simplified mobile communication device |
US13340631 |
2011-12-29 |
US09131370B2 |
2015-09-08 |
Sven Schrecker |
A first communication device is detected as being substantially collocated with a second communication device using a short-range wireless network. A connection is established between the first and second communication devices over the short-range wireless network. In some instances, authentication data can be sent from the second communication device to the first communication device to authenticate a user to the first communication device. Further, input is received from the first communication device over the short-range wireless network specifying a telephone number for a telephone call using the second communication device. A connection is established between the second communication device and a cellular base station to initiate the telephone call with a third communication device associated with the telephone number. In some instances, the second communication device is a wireless headset device. |
235 |
Apparatus and method for near field communication |
US13276538 |
2011-10-19 |
US09124303B2 |
2015-09-01 |
Ossi Ensio Maenpaa |
An apparatus including a near field communication (NFC) system and a hearing aid compatibility (HAC) system. The near field communication system includes a near field communication antenna. The hearing aid compatibility system is configured to generate a magnetic field to be received by a hearing aid. The hearing aid compatibility system includes the near field communication antenna. Thus, both the near field communication system and the hearing aid compatibility system include the near field communication antenna as at least a portion of a common communication component for both of the systems. |
236 |
ANTENNA WITH SHIELDING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD |
US14628447 |
2015-02-23 |
US20150244065A1 |
2015-08-27 |
SENG SHIN LIM |
An antenna for wireless communication of a hearing device is shielded efficiently in a simple manner from electrical and magnetic interference fields by providing a coil apparatus and a shielding apparatus. The shielding apparatus has a flexible substrate as its main body and is formed as a single piece. The shielding apparatus is subdivided into three sections by two slits having ends not reaching the edge of the substrate. The coil apparatus is inserted through the two slits in the shielding apparatus in such a way that each of the sections only partially surrounds the coil apparatus in a circumferential direction. The sleeve-type shield can thus be applied on the coil apparatus in a simple manner. A method for manufacturing an antenna for a hearing device is also provided. |
237 |
Transmitter with improved sensitivity and shielding |
US13796480 |
2013-03-12 |
US09083388B2 |
2015-07-14 |
John W. Parkins |
A magnetic field transmitter, especially a transmitter used in conjunction with wireless communications earplugs. In one embodiment, a plate of magnetic material is used behind a coil of electrical conductor to improve the efficiency of the transmitter and to provide electrical and magnetic shielding. The specific dimensions and characteristics of the preferred embodiment of the transmitter described herein provide for efficient wireless communications. |
238 |
INCOMING/OUTGOING-TALK UNIT AND INCOMING-TALK UNIT |
US14509254 |
2014-10-08 |
US20150065057A1 |
2015-03-05 |
Hiroshi HOSOI; Yoji HOSOI; Masashi MORIMOTO; Masahide TANAKA |
The present specification discloses an incoming/outgoing-talk unit having an ear-hook unit, a cartilage conduction vibration unit that makes contact with ear cartilage in a state where the hook unit is hooked to the ear, an outgoing-talk unit, and a unit for performing short-range wireless communication with the mobile telephone. Further disclosed is an incoming-talk unit having an ear-hook unit, and a cartilage conduction vibration unit for transmitting cartilage conduction from outside of ear cartilage in a state where the hook unit is hooked to the ear. Also disclosed is an incoming-talk unit having a three-dimensional viewing adjustment unit, a temple having a unit for adjusting contact of eyesight-adjusting eyeglasses with the temple when the unit is superposedly mounted on the eyesight-adjusting eyeglasses; and an audio information output unit provided to the temple. |
239 |
Antenna diversity for magnetic induction radio |
US13273136 |
2011-10-13 |
US08902772B2 |
2014-12-02 |
Ludo Albert Lenaerts |
A magnetic induction system is disclosed, which has antenna diversity at the transmitter side, but which does not require a bidirectional link to pass information regarding received signal quality back to the transmitter. The system uses a time division multiplexing access (TDMA) arrangement, to transmit the same, or correlated, information with a level of redundancy, from two, or more, antenna to at least a receiver. The or each receiver is configured to determine a received signal quality from the channel received from one antenna, and, in response to inadequate signal quality, to switch to another antenna. A receiver, and a transmitter for such a magnetic induction system are also disclosed, as is an associated method. A non-limiting application of such a system is in binaural hearing aids, in which antenna diversity is preferred at the transmitter because of space limitations. |
240 |
Multi-part system for deploying near field communications in order to facilitate the ability of a visually-impaired person to ascertain the identity of a playing card |
US14168013 |
2014-01-30 |
US08894495B1 |
2014-11-25 |
David Saul Vogel |
A multi-part system utilizing an active-passive configuration of Near Field Communications (“NFC”) in order to facilitate the ability of a visually-impaired person to: (i) ascertain the specific rank and suit of a playing card; and (ii) maintain privacy of information regarding the identity of the card. The present invention comprises: (i) a passive “NFC Tag” that is embedded within a playing card and that is encoded with the information necessary to identify the rank and suit of the card; and (ii) an active “NFC Reader” that is disposed within a wearable sheath and is designed to receive and to relay the said information to a wearable earpiece; and (iii) a said earpiece that deploys a combination of hardware and software in order to convert the said information to an audible signal that identifies the card for a user of the invention. |